Five Things To Know About Victoria Beckham's AW18 Show

Ten years of Victoria Beckham, the brand; a move to the London schedule following years in New York; a Spice Girls reunion (of sorts); a wildly successful ongoing beauty collaboration - there’s lots going on in the VB world. Not least the unveiling of the autumn/winter 2018 collection, a paean to individuality, exploring the way the modern woman layers up her wardrobe - plus a whole lot of animal print. Here’s five things you need to know about Victoria Beckham’s latest show.

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The casting was eclectic

The model choice was multifarious, a happy mix of diverse characters symptomatic of an industry currently eschewing homogeneity in favour of championing the individual: “There are more characters in this casting than we’ve had previously. So yes, there are the cool young new faces but there are other girls who have been around a while. I wanted all the girls to look like individuals. I didn’t want to mess with the hair, with their style - we spent a long time choosing looks that worked for each girl,” Victoria said, backstage before the show.

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The show set-up was intimate

“I’ve known about this place” - an Italian Renaissance-style mansion that feels straight out of an Edith Wharton novel - “for years, and now we’re finally showing here. I wanted it to be a very personal, intimate experience. The show has just got bigger and bigger over time as we added more categories and invited more people. I wanted to bring it back - people really need to see the clothes close up, to see the fabrics, see the detail.”

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Leggings - they’re a thing

Leggings are cropping up all over the catwalks in New York - see Tom Ford, Alexander Wang, Philipp Plein - but Victoria is convinced hers are the most flattering. “They’re those ‘sucky-sucky’ leggings that really pull you in,” she said. “We spent a long time developing them, I liked the idea of mixing them under dresses and coats. There’s a lot of layering in this collection.”

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“Everyone’s obsessed with this leopard-print coat,” she said, when the Vogue team instantly honed in on the look. “It was based on a Venetian upholstery fabric which was super heavy, woven in one of the oldest factories in Italy, and we reworked it as a chenille jacquard.”